I'm thinking about getting an old VW Kombi van (maybe a 1990 or newer), and camperizing it. Does anyone here have any experience with these, and/or any advice (like it's not a good idea)?

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MikieO wrote:"Made in Brazil" should tell you that these are not the combi vans of yore.

How good are Brazilian made VW's in general?

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Provided that you're a motorhead, you can probably take one nonstop around the world several times. The aircooled flat-opposing-4 motors are easiest to work on but not the strongest or most efficient. Try for one with a single carburetor unless you like playing back-and-forth with a vacuum gauge (which you keep in the car because you need to adjust the flow once a week or sometimes sooner).

My fist two cars were VW's, a 1964 bug and then a 1970 Sundial Camper van. Easiest thing in world to work on with the help of the Idiot Manual. I remember that I was able to do complete tune-up in under 45 minutes (you had to adjust the valves every 3,000 miles). I miss that simplicity.

It sounds like exactly what I want, except I'm beginning to notice there's not much in front of the driver (me) in case of a head on collision. It's gotta be safer than a motorcycle, and I was dumb enough to ride one of those cross-country once. I suppose I could keep lots of room in front of me, and be really careful around blind spots, and that would lower the chances of it happening.

“Now it’s conspiracy – they’ve made that something that should not even be entertained for a minute, that powerful people might get together and have a plan. Doesn’t happen, you’re a kook, you’re a conspiracy buff!” – George Carlin

“Now it’s conspiracy – they’ve made that something that should not even be entertained for a minute, that powerful people might get together and have a plan. Doesn’t happen, you’re a kook, you’re a conspiracy buff!” – George Carlin

That's one thing I really like about these. There's less that can go wrong, and I can probably fix it myself.

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